Word: Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5,6

Thought: Many a times, we  want to give God the driver seat but we want to be the GPS - try it the other way. We think that this is the best and ask God for it (with all good intention), but remember that God knows best. We might say that Lord give me a 9 to 5 job so that I am able to spend time for you in the evening, but God might want you to do his work in your work place. We are great in preparing all the specifications based on our own understanding  that there is little room for God to work on it and He has to sometimes break it down for Him to show us his ways. In all the walks of your life - personal, professional or spiritual, allow God to take control and have your perfect trust in Him and He will show you the way. You might think that this is your strength and hence God can use you only in this way, but His ways are different - just submit and don't lean on your understanding. He works in ways we cannot see - more exceedingly and abundantly than you might ask or think. Years before I thought doing a MBA in a top institute will get me to the position I am in after many years, but God was able to do it earlier without a MBA - all that we need to do is not to put the brakes and start trying things of your own when you don't see things moving in the direction you intended, trusting in Him and understanding that eventually you will get there or it is not intended for you and He has something better. The other part is that we should just place our trust and sit at home. We should listen to His voice and keep going and He will may the paths straight - sitting at home will not lead us to anywhere. Let us learn to lean on Him in all our ways that we might be able to go in the right path.

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me today and guide me in the path which you want me to traverse and help me to always lean on you and not on my strengths.

“Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them”. Gen 35:5

Story: God asked Jacob to go up to Bethel, in the previous chapter we read Jacob was scared of neighboring people. When he heard the command to go back before moving he did something “So Jacob said …Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.” Gen 35:2 Next we read God put a terror on everyone around and that no one pursued Israel.

Lesson: We might be afraid now, but if we change and purify our ways. Obey the Lord; He will put a terror even upon our enemies. There is power in blameless walk. Let us not fight our cause, Lord will fight for us, when we get rid of all things that take the place of God, anything we give more importance than God.

Prayer: Father Lord, let me not look at people, let me not live a life based on other people opinion about me. Let my focus be to serve you with all my heart, mind and soul. Amen

Word: We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20.

Thought: Who is an ambassador? He is a representative of a state/country in another state/country and he does not speak of his own, but on behalf of his country and his whole duty and responsibility is to interpret and represent the parent country in the foreign land. There is also a brand ambassador who represents to promote a particular brand by means of using it and showing to people that the product is good to use. Without deviating much, let us ask to ourselves – are we ambassador’s of Christ who has placed us in the place (it might be your workplace or society at large), Are we representing the kingdom of God in the place where we are in? The place we are in is temporary and we are representatives of Christ (Kingdom of God) in the place where we in – let us remember that in everything that we do or say. Let us people around us, see us and glorify our Father who is in heaven – let them know we are Christians by the way of our walk and our talk – no because of us, but because of Him in us. Let us talk on behalf of Christ to the people whom we are in the midst of, with the mind of Christ in us, that they might see the Christ in us. Let us continue to have the authority of the Kingdom of God, being representatives of it in the earth and remain faithful in our duty to be a entrusted representative and fulfill the will of the parent country from which we are sent.

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to be a representative of the Kingdom of God in the place where you have placed me, that I might represent you and glorify your name. Amen.

“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Mark 10:52

As Jesus and his disciples came to Jericho together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus was sitting by the roadside begging. Jesus healed the blind man. How did the healing happen?
Cry Out: When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Mark 10:47 Bartimaeus continued to call upon Jesus although people stopped him. We know Jesus is the healer, let us will all our strength, let us cry out to the Lord for healing.
Request Made: “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” Mark 10:51 The man plainly told Jesus what he wanted, let us also openly tell our pain and hurts to the Lord.
Healing: “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. Mark 10:52 Listen what Jesus said your faith has healed, faith of coming to Jesus, have we come to Jesus; our Lord honors our cry for help and He answers our request.
Prayer: Father Lord, I want to see, give sight that I will see everything in Heavenly perspective. Heal me Lord, in Jesus Name. Amen.